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1968 Air Force

7–⁠3, coached by Ben Martin.

Schedule and results

Air Force in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 6 Florida 20–23; won vs. No. 20 Wyoming 10–3; lost at Stanford 13–24; won vs. Navy 26–20; won at Colorado State 31–0; won at Pittsburgh 27–14; won vs. North Carolina 28–15; lost vs. Arizona 10–14; won vs. Tulsa 28–8; won at Colorado 58–35+31−11Lost 20–23 at No. 6 Florida-3No. 6 FloridaWon 10–3 vs. No. 20 Wyoming+7No. 20 WyomingLost 13–24 at Stanford-11StanfordWon 26–20 vs. Navy+6NavyWon 31–0 at Colorado State+31Colorado StateWon 27–14 at Pittsburgh+13PittsburghWon 28–15 vs. North Carolina+13North CarolinaLost 10–14 vs. Arizona-4ArizonaWon 28–8 vs. Tulsa+20TulsaWon 58–35 at Colorado+23Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21at6FloridaL 20–⁠2325%
Sep 28vs20WyomingW 10–⁠326%
Oct 5atStanfordL 13–⁠2431%
Oct 12vsNavyW 26–⁠2054%
Oct 19atColorado StateW 31–⁠042%
Oct 26atPittsburghW 27–⁠1462%
Nov 2vsNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠1576%
Nov 9vsArizonaL 10–⁠1457%
Nov 16vsTulsaW 28–⁠867%
Nov 23atColoradoW 58–⁠3543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 58–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠156
Coach
Ben Martin
Elo
1567 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.9 No. 37 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Swanson